1. It's a very large and wealthy "shithole" and
2. It's their own shithole, not Russia's.
Invading your neighbors is really bad - Понятно?
They spent 8 years letting their Nazi militias shell the Donbass for the crime of opting out of the coup. They declared independence and requested help from an ally. All very legal under UN rules.
Wealthy??}
Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe. When you are poorer than Moldova, you have serious problems.